Composition of the Book of Proverbs (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) - Softcover

Whybray, R. Norman

 
9781441155993: Composition of the Book of Proverbs (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1441155996 ISBN 13: 9781441155993
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 2009

Synopsis

Who compiled the varied material in the book of Proverbs, and why? Is there any significance in the order in which it has been arranged? These and similar questions about the book have often been discussed in the past, but no agreed conclusions reached. In this study the question of the purpose behind the composition of the book is raised anew. Whybray first discusses each section of Proverbs separately and then enquires into the significance, if any, of the shape of the book as a whole in its final form. Among the chief features of this study are an analysis of redactional layers in chapters 1-9, the comparison of different concepts of wisdom in the book, the question of a theological development in the course of the redactional process and an investigation of the possibility that the numerous short proverbs in chapters 10-29 may have been consciously arranged in meaningful groups.

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About the Author

The late was Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the Univeristy of Hull.

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1441155996
ISBN 13 
9781441155993
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176

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